Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema

BEHIND THE SCREEN: Stories from the Hill

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On BEHIND THE SCREEN: Stories from the Hill, three local hosts explore the people, places and talent that come together each year to create a season of Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema. The short form podcast invites community partners, venue hosts, co-presenting film festivals, crew members, volunteers, long-time supporters and of course, local filmmakers — to learn about their roles and their “take” on the unique spirit and magic of the Outdoor Cinema season.

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Episodes

Meet filmmaker, Dan Goldes 17.09.2025 17:42

Dan Goldes, 2022 winner of the Good Life Audience Award for WAITER FOR LIFE talks about his track record in documentary filmmaking and oral history and why Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema means so much to him.

Meet Rita Roti, Selection Committee Chair 26.08.2025 10:30

Rita goes Behind the Screen to explain the process of soliciting and reviewing 70+ titles to arrive at the season’s official selections.

Meet Amir Jaffer, SF Queer Film Fest's Co-founder and Executive Director 20.08.2025 10:47

Amir talks with George and Leslie about his and SF Queer's history with Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema and the upcoming 5th season of the SF Queer Film Fest.

Meet Film Crawl Manager, Britt Gardner 28.07.2025 7:45

Film Crawl Managers, Britt Gardner and George Nelson chat with Valerie about the how's and why's of the Film Crawls of Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema.

Meet Carlos Barrientos, Volunteer Extraordinaire 11.07.2025 11:26

Carlos chats with hosts George and Valerie about how he first connected with Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema and the value he personally receives from volunteering.

Meet 2023 Best of Bernal Award-winner, Anna Kuperberg (ELEVEN WEEKS) 27.06.2025 13:18

Bernal filmmaker-photographer Anna Kuperberg, shares her origin story and how she discovered filmmaking in time to document her wife Carla Jean Johnson accepting with grace a fast, aggressive form of cancer.

Meet Cine+Mas' Lucho Ramirez 11.06.2025 11:20

Lucho Ramirez of the San Francisco Latino Film Festival, Cine+Mas, reflects on being a longtime BHOC co-presenter in the Film Crawl on Cortland and previews the next screening of Face-to-Face screening, UNBROKEN SKY.

Meet the Hosts 10.06.2025 16:00

Hosts, Valerie Reichert, George Nelson and Leslie Lombre introduce themselves and reveal how they will share the people, their passions and their stories in upcoming episodes of BEHIND THE SCREEN: Stories from the Hill

Preview the new Podcast — the Trailer 06.06.2025 1:45

Behind the Screen, Stories from the Hill podcast trailer Tuesday, May 13, 2025 BAVC Media